Gene Patenting

Gene Patent Myths May 24, 2012 Gene Patents and the Myriad patent case reveal the confusion that often occurs when you mix...	Hindering Progress: Gene Patent Limits Could Impede Innovation March 10, 2010 A new federal recommendation could hinder innovations from biotechnology R&D by limiting...
At Stake: Gene-Based Patents February 12, 2010 A patent case winding its way through U.S. District Court has the potential to hinder...	Efforts to Restrict Gene Patenting and Licensing Would Threaten Advances in Public Health and Harm the National Economy February 4, 2010 On February 4th, BIO hosted a media briefing on how efforts to restrict gene patenting and...

Letters, Testimony & Comments

February 1 2013

BIO commends the INPI for their efforts to devise guidelines for examining biotechnology related inventions. Given the technological...

June 11 2012

On behalf of the 23 undersigned industrial, environmental, food and agricultural biotechnology companies, we write to express our...

February 17 2012

If a poor patient in Nevada doesn’t have access to an advanced molecular diagnostic test, and right across the border in California...

February 14 2012

BIO has identified the following countries of interest and recommends the following for our 2011 Special 301 submission. Priority...

February 25 2011

Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) Bill 2010 Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation...

November 1 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Monday, November 01, 2010) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) filed an amicus brief in...

March 30 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, March 30, 2010) - Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim...

February 5 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Friday, February 05, 2010) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) released today a letter...

March 16 2000

WASHINGTON, DC (March 15, 2000) In response to the statement March 14 by President Bill Clinton and British Prime...